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dangling modifier
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
1. (grammar)
a. le participe détaché (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The teacher explained why the English sentence "Walking to school, the rain started" contains a dangling modifier.Le professeur a expliqué pourquoi la phrase anglaise « Walking to school, the rain started » contient un participe détaché.
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